As part of the synodal process, the Diocese of Portland convoked meetings to hear from the faithful.
Harvest
Easter brings to all of us the joy of a new beginning.
The opening prayer of the Mass is known as the Collect because it is meant to gather the individual prayers of all those present into one unified voice of prayer offered to God the Father.
Father Joe Black discusses why the celebration of Easter continues for 50 days.
Joe Query and Paloma Costell have formed a close friendship after being paired through Catholic Charities Maine's SEARCH program, which links isolated seniors with volunteers..
As the Catholic chaplain at MaineGeneral Health in Augusta, Peter Czerwinski reaches out to as many as 40 patients a day.
A Bible study group at the Christian Life Center in Frenchville has been steadily building for more than a year, and now has nearly 40 regular participants.
Maggie York, a pre-K teacher at St. John's Catholic School in Brunswick is named the 2024 Maine Catholic School Teacher of the Year.
Experience a time of renewal during Lent by wearing a jacket with two pockets!
The Gloria is an ancient hymn that resembles the hymns to Christ found in the New Testament.
Father Joe Black recommends prayer, an action, and a committment at times when you're feeling overwhelmed by the troubles of the world.
The bishop reflects on the need for vocations and for young men and women to discern what God is calling them to in life.
Grounded in faith from the time he was growing up in Calais, Joseph Cassidy, the new president of Saint Joseph's College of Maine, looks forward to leading the college into the future.
Parishioners bring in light plastics which are then collected and turned into benches.
Catholics in Lewiston-Auburn say that their faith in Christ is what is helping them to perservere following the mass shooting.
Mass is celebrated at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Madawaska for the first time since the church was vandalized.
Father Wilfred Labbe reflects upon the importance of making the choice to attend Mass.
Fr. Joe Black emphasizes the importance of making end-of-life decisions ahead of time.
Through our belief in Christ, Hope is Ours, Even in Difficult Times such as the Lewiston Mass shooting.
After the Sign of the Cross, Mass begins with the Penitential Act, an examination of conscience. It can be replaced by the sprinkling rite.
Frank Dorazio is working to launch the Catholic Veterans of Maine, a group to assist veterans.
St. Leo the Great Church in Howland celebrates its 75th anniversary.
Sacred Heart Church in Auburn and Holy Family and Holy Cross churches in Lewiston hold centennial celebrations.
A foster grandparent program brings together older parishioners from St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish in Sanford with preschoolers at St. Thomas School.
A group at St. Matthew Parish in Limerick is bound together through faith, friendship, and fabric.
Jesus comes into our lives not only when we die but each day through the events of our lives.
If Lucifer was an angel in heaven, how was he able to sin? That is among the questions Fr. Joe answers in his mailbag.
Pope Francis' new apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum expands on the teachings of Laudato Si.
The Sign of the Cross involves both words and gesture.
Dan Ladner has been the organist at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church since he was 14 years old.
The Mother Seton House in Fryeburg provides support and a safe place to live for pregnant women, new mothers, and their babies.
Ron Siviski has been part of the music program at Sacred Heart Church in Yarmouth for the past 40 years.
Bishop Robert Deeley joins with priests and parishioners from around Aroostook County in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Christian Life Center in Frenchville.
Remembering Bishop Joseph Gerry, OSB, the tenth bishop of Portland who died on July 2, 2023.
To serve immigrants from Burundi and Rwanda, once a month, Mass is celebrated in Kirundi at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul in Lewiston.
A new endowment through the Catholic Foundation of Maine is dedicated to preserving St. Mary of the Isles Church on Islesboro.
St. Christopher Parish on Peaks Island commemorates its centennial with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Robert Deeley
When high costs threatened to derail the building of the new Our Lady of Ransom Church in Mechanic Falls, parishioners took on much of the work themselves.
The newly renovated St. Mary Church in Oxford celebrates its centennial
Bishop George Nkuo spent time meeting with the missionary priests he has sent here and celebrated Mass at St. Joseph Church in Ellsworth.
The story of the loaves and fishes illustrates what God can do with even a small offering.
Bishop Robert Deeley reflects on Bishop Joseph as a man who always kept Christ at the center of his life.
What do you do when you feel distracted at Mass, whether from problems you're having, children around you, the music, etc.?
Why do Christians build churches and what sets them apart?
Father Cyprian Tatah from the Diocese of Kumbo is now serving at the Portland Peninsula & Island Parishes.
All proceeds from the ball’s ticket sales and silent auction support the evangelizing mission of Harvest, the magazine of the Diocese of Portland, which is sent free of charge to tens of thousands in Maine, serving as an instrument of teaching, community building, and joy.
Bishop Robert Deeley says the most poignant moments of his priesthood after been centered around the Eucharst
Father Joe Black discusses whether thinking evil thoughts is a sin.
The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord reminds us that earth is not our permanent home.
The goal for each of us during Mass is "full, conscious, and actual" participation, but what does the Church mean by that?
